Employment

Game Development Educator Assistant Educator

Game Development Educator

The Game Development Educator will assist with the logistics and implementation of the fall after school programming at Geek Forest. 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare for and facilitate the fall after school programming.
  • Promote positive interactions amongst program participants.
  • Provide programming implementation and safety requirements during program session.
  • Maintain an organized work area, including care of tools and enrichment activity supplies.
  • Pickup participants from local area schools.
  • Aid with the check in and check out procedures.
  • Take program photos, report student progress, and post on parent social media.

Requirements:

  • Interest and enthusiasm in teaching primary school levels as well as a passion for game development thru enrichment education.
  • Must be a great communicator, must be well organized and have excellent classroom management skills.
  • Must be professional, mature and an optimistic attitude is essential.
  • Excellent people and conflict resolution skills.
  • Excellent leadership/mentoring skills.
  • Extremely dependable and a self-starter.

Experience or high interests in:

Game Development, Gaming, Animation and Art + Design 

Experience in any of the following a big plus:

Unity Game Engine 2D & 3D, RPG Maker, Blender, Unreal Engine, Roblox + Lua Coding, Minecraft Redstone + Minecraft Education, Bloxels Edu, Stop Motion Animation, Procreate + Procreate Dreams, Digital + Analog Comics/Manga, and Board Games + D&D.

Educator Pay: $25/hr 
Contract: September - January
Hours: Monday - Friday 2pm-6pm
How to apply: Send your resume/CV and a cover letter to jobs@thegeekforest.com

Assistant Educator 

The Assistant Educator will assist with the logistics and implementation of the fall after school programming at Geek Forest. 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist supervisors and educators in preparing and facilitating for the fall after school program.
  • Promote positive interactions amongst program participants.
  • Aid in logistics and safety requirements during program sessions. 
  • Assist with general tasks in the with the participants, and maintain an organized work area, including care of tools and enrichment activity supplies. 
  • Pickup participants from local area schools.
  • Aid with the check in and check out procedures.
  • Take program photos and post on parent social media.

Requirements:
Interest in after school enrichment programming, great communication and organizational abilities. Must be professional, mature and having an optimistic attitude is essential.

Assistant Educator Pay: $15/hr.
Contract: September - January
Hours: Monday - Friday 2pm-6pm
How to apply: Send your resume/CV and a cover letter to jobs@thegeekforest.com